Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above by country
Countries reporting
89
Highest
14.35
Ukraine
Lowest
3.01
Mali
Median
11.1
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,218
What the numbers show
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 14.35 in Ukraine; the lowest is 3.01 in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.1, and the mean is 10.46.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of (up 246.0%), and the largest decrease in Moldova, Republic of (down 25.8%).
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 14.35 | 2014 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 14.29 | 2016 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 14.1 | 2016 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 4 | Korea, Republic of | 14.04 | 2017 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 13.68 | 2016 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 6 | Poland, Republic of | 13.63 | 2016 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 7 | Georgia | 13.58 | 2020 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania, Republic of | 13.58 | 2016 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 9 | United States | 13.52 | 2010 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus, Republic of | 13.46 | 2010 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia, Republic of | 13.46 | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 13.44 | 2016 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Iceland | 13.38 | 2015 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 13.29 | 2011 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 15 | France | 13.2 | 2016 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia, Republic of | 13.18 | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 13.13 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 18 | Ireland | 13.1 | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 19 | Slovenia, Republic of | 12.94 | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 20 | Netherlands, The | 12.9 | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 21 | Slovak Republic | 12.87 | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 12.85 | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 23 | Cyprus | 12.65 | 2016 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 24 | Mauritius | 12.63 | 2017 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 25 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 12.59 | 2017 | up 131.3% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 12.58 | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 27 | Mongolia | 12.56 | 2021 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | 12.27 | 2005 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia, Republic of | 12.26 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 12.23 | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 31 | Serbia, Republic of | 12.14 | 2018 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 12.09 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Greece | 12.06 | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 34 | Argentina | 11.98 | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 11.84 | 2017 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 11.79 | 2016 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.73 | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 11.58 | 2016 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 39 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 11.56 | 2020 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Romania | 11.5 | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 11.44 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Italy | 11.41 | 2016 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Panama | 11.18 | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 44 | Montenegro | 11.16 | 2010 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 45 | Kosovo | 11.1 | 2017 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 10.95 | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 47 | Albania | 10.79 | 2016 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 10.68 | 2020 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 49 | Palestine | 10.64 | 2017 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 50 | Jordan | 10.4 | 2016 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 51 | Uruguay | 10.33 | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 52 | Bolivia | 10.3 | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 10.07 | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 54 | Nigeria | 10.04 | 2018 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 9.96 | 2016 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 56 | Mexico | 9.95 | 2020 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 9.9 | 2021 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 58 | Peru | 9.87 | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 59 | Moldova, Republic of | 9.79 | 2017 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 60 | Colombia | 9.75 | 2021 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 61 | Ghana | 9.71 | 2016 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 62 | Brazil | 9.69 | 2021 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 63 | Jamaica | 9.45 | 2002 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 9.36 | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 9.33 | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 66 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 9.01 | 2006 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 67 | Namibia | 8.88 | 2015 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 8.72 | 2013 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 69 | Senegal | 8.71 | 2018 | up 242.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Türkiye, Republic of | 8.64 | 2019 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 71 | Zambia | 8.29 | 2015 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 72 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 8.23 | 2019 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 73 | Belize | 8.09 | 1999 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 74 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 7.74 | 2021 | up 246.0% | volatile |
| 75 | El Salvador | 7.59 | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 76 | Honduras | 7.2 | 2019 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 7.13 | 2014 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 78 | Uganda | 6.53 | 2016 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 6.35 | 2019 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 80 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.04 | 2018 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 81 | Malawi | 5.94 | 2016 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.89 | 2012 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 83 | Pakistan | 5.14 | 2020 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 84 | Cambodia | 5.11 | 2012 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 85 | Nepal | 4.99 | 2014 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 86 | Madagascar, Republic of | 4.47 | 2012 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 87 | Gambia, The | 4.16 | 2020 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Rwanda | 3.53 | 2021 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 89 | Mali | 3.01 | 2018 | up 86.0% | rising |